Stories from Thursday, August 17, 2006

Police seize drugs at Cloverdale motel(08/17/06)A Terre Haute man is behind bars following a drug search at a Cloverdale motel earlier this week. Mark A. Chandler was arrested near the Econolodge motel on Sunday after Putnam County Sheriff's deputies found 47 grams of methamphetamine and $1,500 cash in his possession...

Top official discusses recent school rankings(08/17/06)Indiana's top education official said this week that she is aware of the confusion caused recently by the release of school rankings from the state Department of Education. According to the rankings, which are based primarily on ISTEP scores, Cloverdale Community Schools fared the best of all Putnam County schools, earning an "exemplary" ranking. ...

Roachdale Town Council hears street project update(08/17/06)A construction project and pandemic flu awareness were just two of the items on the Roachdale Town Council agenda during Tuesday's meeting. Council members Bill Long, Jack Jones, and Barbara Scott listened to Brian Pohler from Hannum, Wagle and Cline, an engineering firm, as he informed the council about the Indiana Street project...

July 31, 1980-Aug. 14, 2006(08/17/06)Laura Catherine Crawley, 26, died Monday following a year-long battle with brain cancer. Born in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Marian H. Miller and Richard T. Crawley. She attended Indianapolis Public School 70, Shortridge Middle School, and Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. She graduated from John Carroll University in 2002...

July 13, 1918-Aug. 15, 2006(08/17/06)Wilbur Raymond Hoffman, 88, Clay City, died Tuesday at his residence. Born in Sugar Ridge Township, he was the son of Leonard and Dixie (Crafton) Hoffman. He was married for 54 years to Gladys Modesitt Hoffman, who preceded him in death in 1995. He was a resident of Clay City for more than 60 years. He was retired from Bryant-Poff Manufacturing Company and also served as the Clay City Co-Op manager and branch manager of the Co-Op for many years...

Lee Van Jelgerhuis(08/17/06)Lee Van Jelgerhuis Jr., 75, Mooresville, died Tuesday. He was retired as an accountant for Community Action and he had also been a teacher at Indiana Business College. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a former member of the Prospect Masonic Lodge...